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THREAD Ayn Rand...
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love or hate? so far it has been divided right down the middle. but, the interesting thing is that everyone i ask is very passionate either one way or the other. personally, i love ayn rand, and i...
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THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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Ayn Rand Objectivism has been held to be the holy grail by many influential republicans. Notably Ronald Regan, George W. Bush, Alan Greenspan and Paul Ryan; amongst many others. Objectivism has been a...
THREAD EconomySouth Africa could lead the world out of the economic crisis.
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http://www.africaheritage.com/ news.php?id=384 Check this site out it is all about the Rand!!! What is your thoughts of this?
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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I think you are aggrandising Rand by calling late 20thC economics "Reagan/Rand". Actu ally you are also aggrandising Reagan, who was basically economically naive. The Thatcher/Reagan model...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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Hobbes: very much agreed, though I would not have used the word 'aggrandizing.' I was trying, perhaps to hard, to stay on topic (Rand). It perhaps should be a separate topic. That does not n...
THREAD Law & GovernmentShould violent criminals be castrated?
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I vote for castrating those who like Ayn Rand.
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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The response to this would be a whole other thread. But here are some short replies: Before he was the 'first economist,' Adam Smith was an ethicist. He was not writing about what should...
THREAD BooksFavs
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author: Ayn Rand books: we the living, the fountainhead, what dreams may come, a clockwork orange, stranger in a strange land, the iliad and the odyssey....
THREAD ElectionsWelcome to the Future
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Propaganda? How about expressing personal opinion and preference? Do you have an issue with the information or Ron Paul. Do you have a political dissagreement? Were you even interested in some form...
THREAD GovernmentHumans must unite.
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Post, if you haven't noticed, the rich have already separated themselves from everyone else. Of course, if you are an Ayn Rand objectivist, you believe that the rich are rich because they are...
THREAD Law & GovernmentShould violent criminals be castrated?
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That said, I think that the combination of poverty and sub-standard education have historically proven to be a bad mix. Of course statistically, you are much more likely to be poor if your parents...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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I thought it was a good idea to know my enemy so I read the book so every time I see it used as a GOP rally cry I can destroy their point of view and then hopefully help them rebuild it but unfortunat...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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I assume you mean inciting genocide. A Jew ought to know better one thinks? Rand is a disgraceful blot on the landscape. An over privileged women from a Russia Feudalist background who never did a...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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Hobbes, I do not doubt what you say, However, it only has been an exposed, accepted philosophy since Reagan in American politics. It may have been held by American politicians prior to this, but was n...
THREAD Fun Little Quiz
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You scored as Strong Egoism. Your life is very much guided by the concept of Egoism: You work primarily to promote your own interests. 'I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will n...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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Pickup, Sadly the question of slavery is not Smith's best recommendation for adoption as an economic system. He does not speak out against it as such; not in a legal sense at all, except to...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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Interesting. I vaguely remember the Reagan years, the impressions i do recall -- at the time I was very happy to have an advocate that was not trying to get further into my wallet. I read atlas shrugg...
THREAD Consciousnesswhat is free will?
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Joemailman, I must say that you are arguing my point. Given your asteroid scenario, you assume two possibilities: 1) mankind interferes or 2) mankind does not. If there were not two possibilities, the...
THREAD BooksNovels - what are some good novels?
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It might be helpful if you listed a few novels that you have already read, the likes of which is in keeping with the kinds of plots you are most interested in. Let us know what it was you liked about...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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This is primarily for those who have already read the book if you haven't the spoilers aren't a lot and I didn't give away the ending. Where does one begin when trying to accuse a be...
THREAD SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
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Im glad this post gained some traction I would like to see more Rand supporters in here but I think they might be afraid of the "irrational" human beings in here. Your absolutely right h...
THREAD Illuminati
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honestly i got most of my sources from the american history class i took in high school, my teacher was a rather large JFK fanatic she loved the guy, so naturally id hear all about his famous quotes,...
THREAD EconomyWhy not tax the Rich?
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I'm not sure what math you are using, but a % is the same "proportion' regardless of the value X. Don't give me that 'collective well being...' nonsense. That's socialist philosophy; it'...
THREAD GovernmentThe meaning of democracy
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Hilariously assumptive and completely off base. No, I am none of your labels. If I had the ability I would simply ask your personal positions and chosen labels and wait for a reply, but alas, I...
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